Bar 44 in Cowbridge and
Penarth are hosting a
Welsh Sherry Festival!
As obsessive sherry fiends, we will be putting on a
week-long celebration of all things Sherry, as part of
International Sherry Week, and the renaissance of sherry
worldwide. This global celebration is taking place
2nd-8th June. Celebrations include:
SHERRY
SHENANIGANS
Rhiannon Harry
gets a taste for
The Welsh Sherry
Festival.
FANCY yourself as a sherry
connoisseur? Then saunter along to
Bar 44 and soak up the sherrysphere
of the Welsh Sherry Festival.
Taking place early this month the
much loved tapas bar, which is based
in both Penarth and Cowbridge, is
raising a toast to the fortified wine
by embracing International Sherry
Week. And who is better to do the job
than one of the only bars in Wales to
stock the limited edition Tio Pepe Fino
En Rama 2014? With only 60 barrels
produced worldwide of this raw,
almost unfiltered Sherry, this might be
your only chance to try some.
As well as having super exclusive
sherries Bar 44 will be serving a
special daily tapas menu in which
each dish will be individually served
with a sherry. On top of that
all evening guests will receive
a complementary slice of Jamón
Special daily tapas menus, with each dish
individually paired with a sherry
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Sherry flights available all week, perfect
for an introduction to sherry
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Each evening guests ordering a sherry receive
a complementary slice of Jamón Ibérico & Olives
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Tuesday 3rd June in Bar 44 Penarth
Delgado Zuleta Gourmet evening
Ibérico and Arbequina Olives with
every glass of sherry ordered.
There will be a perfect introduction
to sherry with the ‘sherry sessions’ –
classes hosted by Bar 44 co-founder
Owen Morgan, the only person in
Wales with an official Certified Sherry
Educator qualification. The sessions will
be running throughout the week and are
a great way to get more sherry aware.
On Tues 3 June the Penarth branch
will be putting on a Delgado Zuleta
Gourmet evening with a five course
tasting menu and wine, whereas the
Cowbridge bar will be screening a
live tasting with wine maker Antonio
Flores from Gonzalez Byass, one
of Spain’s most well-known sherry
bodegas, on Thurs 5 June.
The festival will finish on Sat 7 June
(Cowbridge) / Sun 8th June (Penarth)
with the Great Welsh Sherry Tasting: an
open house for sherry lovers or anyone
with an inquisitive mind. Viva la fiesta!
Welsh Sherry Festival, Bar 44,
Cowbridge + Penarth, Mon
2-Sun 8 June. Info: www.
bar44.co.uk
A 6 course tasting menu with wines.
Bookable directly with the restaurant, or see
www.isherryweek.com for more details
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Thursday 5th June in Bar 44 Cowbridge
Live on screen tasting with wine maker
Antonio Flores of Gonzalez Byass.
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The ‘Great Welsh Sherry Tasting’!
On June 7th in Cowbridge, June 8th in Penarth,
we will be hosting an open house tasting to welcome
sherry lovers, inquisitive minds, sceptics, and anyone who’s
thirsty... to come and sample a sherry or two with us. Your
first glass is on us, and from there we can guide you into
trying a few more delights within the sherry spectrum!
For more information on anything regarding the festival, events,
or to book group sherry sessions, please get in touch.